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PLATO & the Western Tradition

PLATO & the Western Tradition

PLATO & the Western Tradition is a Postmodern Improvisation Ensemble that has been recording real-time improvisations using electronic and acoustic instruments since 1988. The founders and core members are David K. Barton of South Bend, Indiana, and Boyd Nutting of Niles, Michigan. As of December 4, 2016, we have recorded 4,054 improvisations, and would like to share our music. PLATO & The Western Tradition invites others in the Electronic Music Community to participate in the creation of an

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PLATO No. 10092 Intuitive Recognitions

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/29

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded October 28, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd —› Synths+ACE. Boyd: Electronics+ Theremin —› Vocoders.

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PLATO No. 10091 Flaming into Spaces

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2024/10/28

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 27, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0901, “Harding’s Reels & Jigs, No. 21” (David, & David Harding, viola, 5-1-98) 13:00-26:00, 18:46-31:46.

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PLATO No. 10090b Harvest Moon Waning

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/27

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 26, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 5538, “Rewinding the Past”; with PLATO, No. 5539, “Erasing the Future” (both: David, solo, 4-24-18). {Both time-fold PLATO, No. 0900, “On the Edge 3” (David, & Chad A. Miller 1-24-98).}

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PLATO No. 10090a Garden Pathways

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/27

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 26, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0900, “On the Edge 3” (David, & Chad A. Miller 1-24-98) 18:16-31:16, 31:16-44:16.

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PLATO No. 10088 Arcane Transformation

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2024/10/25

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 24, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0801 “Inferno, after Dante” (David, & Boyd Nutting 5-18-97) 13:02-26:02, 17:36-30:46.

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PLATO No. 10087 Fulfilled Recurrence

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2024/10/24

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 23, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0187, “Picnic in PLATO’s Cave 1” (David, Boyd Nutting, Evie Barton, & Phil Ray 2-10-90) 00:02-13:02, 31:12-44:12.

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PLATO No. 10086 Momentum's Sad Ellipsis

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/23

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 22, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0816, “Gateway to the Depths 1” (Boyd Nutting, solo, July, 1997) 00:03-13:02, 33:00-46:00.

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PLATO No. 10085 Languid Turmoil

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/22

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded October 21, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths+ACE; Accordion Reeds+Voice; PLATO, No. 0185, “Slips of Time” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton & Phil Ray, 1-28-90) 00:00-12:56. Boyd: Theremin —› Electronics+Loops.

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PLATO No. 10084 Rash Daydreams

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/22

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded October 21, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths+ACE; Accordion Reeds; PLATO, No. 0184, “What Kind of Sound are You?” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton & Phil Ray, 1-21-90) 10:20-23:24, Tr +1. Boyd: Theremin —› Electronics+Loops.

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PLATO No. 10083 Probing Memories

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/22

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded October 21, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd —› Synths+ACE; Voice+Recorder+ Accordion Reeds+Bells; PLATO, No. 0183, “This Hollowed Ground” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton & Phil Ray, Concert, 1-20-90) 27:31-40:00. Boyd: Theremin —› Electronics+Loops.

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PLATO No. 10082 Confronting Abysmal Barriers

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2024/10/22

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded October 21, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd+PUSH —› Synths; PLATO, No. 0182, “Slow Dancing” (David, & Phil Ray 1-8-90) 00:00-12:56. Boyd: Theremin —› Electronics+ Loops.

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PLATO No. 10081 Sleep's Landscape

PLATO & the Western Tradition ·

2024/10/22

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded October 21, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd —› Synths; PLATO, No. 0181, “Godot's Rap” (David, Boyd, Evie Barton & Phil Ray 1-3-90) 00:00-12:56, (partially Tr -13). Boyd: Theremin —› Electronics+Loops.

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PLATO No. 10080 Fleeing Time's World

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2024/10/22

Real-Time Improvisation by David K. Barton & Boyd Nutting, recorded October 21, 2024, PLATO’s Studio, Michiana. David: Kybd —› Synths+ACE; PLATO, No. 0180, “Beckett's Last Tape” (David, Boyd & Phil Ray 1-3-90) 00:00-13:00. Boyd: Electronics+ Loops.

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PLATO No. 10079 Darkness Breeds Mirrors

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2024/10/21

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 20, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0970, “Alabaster Labyrinths 2” (David, Erin Taylor Young & Charles Daussin 2-19-99) 13:03-26:03, 17:36-30:36.

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PLATO No. 10078 Pompous Irony

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2024/10/20

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 19, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0870, “In Appearance, Substance Lies 2” (David, & Chad A Miller 1-16-98) 17:47-30:47, 30:47-43:47.

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PLATO No. 10077 Noise Forest

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2024/10/20

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 19, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0770, “The Ghost in the Machine” (David, & Boyd Nutting 1-19-97) 00:06-13:06, 34:25-47:25.

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PLATO No. 10076 Innocent Window

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2024/10/19

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 18, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0670, “Off the Tourist Trail, part 2” (David, Marian Stetler-Emery, Tim Backer, & Colin Bollinger 11-10-95) 00:02-13:02, 21:14-34:14.

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PLATO No. 10075 Accomplished Night

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2024/10/18

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 17, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0570, “Contingent Objects 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting 10-23-94) 13:01-26:01, 18:48-31:48.

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PLATO No. 10074 First Morning's Sunrise

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2024/10/18

New Music by David K. Barton, recorded October 17, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0470, “Eclipsed Toeless, part 2” (David, & Boyd Nutting 11-28-93) 00:01-13:01, 32:10-45:10.

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PLATO No. 10073 Future's Fullness

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2024/10/17

New Music buy David K. Barton, recorded October 16, 2024, PLATO’s PilotHouse, Michiana. PLATO, No. 0173, “Waves of Seeing” (David, Boyd Nutting, Evie Barton, & Phil Ray 11-11-89) 00:02-10:34, 32:16-42:48.

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